I've played the flash version of this, it's a really good game. Two Tigers is a classic to me, but this takesn it to another level.

You don't just point the plane in a direction and go, instead, you have a rocket engine that's only on or off, so you pull all sorts of crazy anime jetfighter moves, firing rockets, cutting them to wpin in mid air and firing them to jet off in another direction to dodge incoming fire.

played about an hour of it. man, you really need to see the game in full blown action mode. it's like a bullet hell that you can actually live through. I've unlocked about 6 or so different parts (Wings/Guns, Body, Engine) and each of them has 5 levels of challenges to complete. it's hectic, it's a challenge to master each of the plane types and you die a lot.

You wouldn't need a mouse, and I could see the keyboard working, actually. The trick with the controls is figuring out that you need to hold the acceleration direction if you want to go forward. That sounds obvious, I know, but it's tricky at first. Also, a lot of times the thrusters make it more difficult to turn while you're accelerating. If you're not accelerating, you're stalling, which you can use to your advantage, but it will eventually lead to a crash. Also, you only heal when you're not firing. However, you want to be holding down the fire button most of the time.

All of this makes the game sound complicated, but it couldn't be simpler. It's a twitch arcade game. It had an app mentality, but this wouldn't work well as an app. It is simple as hell and addictive, it's just that there's an initial hiccup period where your brain has to adjust to the controls. Doesn't take long at all, though.

I've unlocked pretty much every wing part except 3 which may be locked behind an objective to kill a blimp. I have only ran into this once and didn't have my nuke frame equipped so I died pretty easily. It's like going against two battleships in close proximity (which I've had happen at least 5 times or so) and at the top of the screen so you can't circle strafe it.

I love the cannon but my favorite combo is called "Danger Zone". too bad they couldn't get this to play in the background

Alongside the impeccable Spelunky, Luftrausers is - when at its best - among the most enjoyable experiences you can have on Vita.

When you're on a good run, threading through a tight weave of bullets, pirouetting in mid-air to swat a nuisance fighter jet on your tail, swooping into the ocean to dive-bomb a boat, juking to outsmart a battleship's guns, and nursing a fragile MAX combo, Luftrausers momentarily becomes the best game you've ever played.

It's a dizzying, mesmerising, frenetic dance to a death. A wicked smart balancing act of attack and defence. A white-knuckle thrill ride through the sky. And there's that catchy electronic riff.

While I don't have a Vita yet (I bought two PSPs over the years, but Vita's lineup to this point hasn't appealed much to my niche tastes), I'm edging towards one in preparation for Helldivers this summer.

While I know this is on Steam and all, I'm marking it down as a little something I might enjoy on Vita as well.

I went ahead and picked this up on Steam last night. While it works fine with an XBox360 controller, I confess I find the steering doesn't always quite go in the direction I'm trying to go in. Just take some time to get used to it, I guess. Very fun though.

not sure what the best method is to get the blimp to spawn, but I did rack up 6 battleships in one attempt. the little challenges are still fun, but some are a huge PITA. getting subs is easy whenever I'm not using the mod that needs those kills to advance, for instance.